New records of the olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) from the Cape Verde Islands

Título:	New records of the olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) from the Cape Verde Islands
Autores/as:	Varo-Cruz, Nuria López, Pedro Cozens, Jacquie Liria-Loza, Ana Fretey, Jacques López-Jurado, Luis Felipe
Clasificación UNESCO:	24 Ciencias de la vida 2401 Biología animal (zoología) 240116 Herpetología 240119 Zoología marina
Fecha de publicación:	2011
Publicación seriada:	Zoologia caboverdiana
Resumen:	The olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea has been recorded in the Cape Verde Islands, but the most recent published data (1998-2000) are of stranded ndividuals and remains only. This article presents new data on olive ridleys recorded during the years 2001-2011 on Boavista and Sal islands. The presence of his species does not appear to be related to nesting activity. The possible geographical origin of these turtles is discussed. In addition, we propose some studies that could help to reinforce the conservation of sea turtles in West Africa.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10553/18269
Fuente:	Zoologia Caboverdiana. Sociedade Caboverdiana de Zoologia, 2011, [ISSN 2074-5737], v. 2 (2), p. 53-61
Colección:	Artículos